Undergraduate Course: Between Literature and Film: the cinema of Luchino Visconti (LLLG07063)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will examine the films of Italian film, theatre and opera director Luchino Visconti and specifically, his engagement with a wide variety of literary works (from authors such as James M. Cain to Giovanni Verga to Albert Camus to Thomas Mann). The unparalleled cultural richness of Visconti's oeuvre, its links not only with literature but with music, theatre and opera make it an ideal inter-disciplinary subject for study. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the development of an individual filmmaker over a career spanning more than three decades.
- Explain how, through both image and sound, Visconti transferred literary works from page to screen.
- Describe how Visconti made use of literary sources and why certain works were of importance during particular periods.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Martine Pierquin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1182
Email: m.pierquin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk |
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